Global Patent Index - EP 4015248 B1

EP 4015248 B1 20240501 - A PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH SEALANT

Title (en)

A PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH SEALANT

Title (de)

LUFTREIFEN MIT DICHTMITTEL

Title (fr)

PNEU DOTÉ D'UN MATÉRIAU D'ÉTANCHÉITÉ

Publication

EP 4015248 B1 20240501 (EN)

Application

EP 21212521 A 20211206

Priority

US 202063127671 P 20201218

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP4015248A1] The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion having (i) circumferential grooves and (ii) circumferential ribs or rows of tread blocks; an inner surface defining a tire cavity; and a sealant material layer at least partially covering the inner surface radially below the tread portion within the tire cavity. The sealant material layer comprises elevations of sealant material, wherein an elevation of sealant material is provided radially below each of at least two of the circumferential grooves, and wherein the sealant material layer has a larger radial thickness in said elevations than in areas radially below the circumferential ribs or rows of tread blocks. In addition, the present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing such a tire.

IPC 8 full level

B60C 11/04 (2006.01); B29D 30/06 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 11/11 (2006.01); B60C 19/00 (2006.01); B60C 19/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

B29D 30/06 (2013.01 - EP); B29D 30/0685 (2013.01 - EP); B29D 30/08 (2013.01 - CN); B60C 3/04 (2013.01 - US); B60C 9/22 (2013.01 - US); B60C 11/0306 (2013.01 - US); B60C 11/04 (2013.01 - EP); B60C 11/11 (2013.01 - EP); B60C 19/002 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B60C 19/122 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B29D 2030/0686 (2013.01 - EP); B29D 2030/0694 (2013.01 - EP); B29D 2030/0695 (2013.01 - EP); B60C 2011/0341 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4015248 A1 20220622; EP 4015248 B1 20240501; CN 114643813 A 20220621; JP 2022097431 A 20220630; US 2022194146 A1 20220623

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21212521 A 20211206; CN 202111549329 A 20211217; JP 2021203096 A 20211215; US 202117548800 A 20211213